The Human Cat Perch!

Laaaadeeez annnn gennelmen! The Snorgling Brothers Circus is proud to present the fearless flying feline who will leap in one amazing bound onto the Turban of Terror as the daring damsel does deeds of death-defying dental dexterity!

How relaxed the kitty is, is just too hilarious. Most cats would’ve probably jumped off as soon as she moved… well.. most cats probably wouldn’t have jumped on in the first place, but you know what I mean😛 heh

I’ve got a half Siamese tuxedo who rides on my shoulder, and will leap there as I walk by her. I’m going home tonight and trying the towel thing! This is very funny – especially the tail over the face.

My cat Bobo does this to my shoulders. If there’s ever a situation where he can jump up there, he’ll take it (even when I’m sitting on the toilet, which is majorly awkward). He’ll just lay there and purr himself to sleep.😀

That’s a cat for you. And I don’t doubt that he does it every night–cats LOVE routine.

carter: I too have a cat that HAS to get on my shoulder every time I sit on the toilet. It’s interesting that your cat sits on your right shoulder. Every cat I’ve had or heard of who did this insisted on the left shoulder. I thought maybe it had something to do with feeling the heartbeat. Maybe not . . . unless you’re one of those rare people whose heart is on the right.

Oh, and about the towel thing: I notice this cat was doing a little kneading and ‘nursing.’ Maybe it’s the nubby/fuzzy texture of towels that cats like–reminds them of mom. I don’t know, I’ve never had a cat that was particularly into towels–except right after they came out of the dryer, of course.

Love the video. I have a theory about why the cat loves perching on top of her head so much. She’s washed her hair, so I think maybe the cat is attracted to the heat coming off her wet hair and the towel. Cats loooooove warmness and all.

My cat is afraid of my electric toothbrush, she’d never do this. I did have a cat at the farm where I used to work who loved to ride on my shoulders as I went around watering the horses or picking the paddocks.

This just proves my long-held-but-never-scientifically-proven belief that tuxedo cats are just wee bit ‘special’. I have one now, and was step-sister to another, and both have done weirder than weird things.

I love it!
I’m boggled that the kitty didn’t climb *her* and manages to just land straight on her head. Even the position of that towel turban – how do you get it to lean to the back? Mine goes straight up! It’s seriously in “kitty perch” positon!

My cat picked me by jumping straight to my shoulders. He still does it sometimes, and he’s about six pounds heavier than he was then. Sure, get myself a nice little tabby, and he grows into HUGE KITTY OF DOOM! Anyway, hopefully he doesn’t get any ideas about my head, because fifteen pounds of cat is too heavy for me.😀

I used to have an iguana that like to ride around on the top of my head. Strange I never considered doing the towel turban before she climbed on…

I count my blessings that Max can’t do this. He likes to sit on my shoulders when we’re in the car (I’ve explained to him that that is too dangerous, but he doesn’t listen. When we travel, now, both he and Lulu are restricted to the crate.) and he likes to sit on the back of the couch so he can rest his head on my shoulder, AND he’s been known to jump on my lap while I was sitting on the toilet (awkward…). Thank goodness dogs don’t have the leaping power that cats do

I have now had my daily dose of amazing. Apparently she’s read the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and remembered her towel! The tail to the face… WHY do cats love the tail to the face maneuver? Are they trying to hypnotize us? “You are feeling veeeeeryyyyy obeeedient…”

I’d almost swear someome read my last comment on the cat-elevator thread, too. “To the top of the head!” ‘Course mine never balanced up there, she was content to use my head as a launchpate.

@JohnnieCanuck – and also a thick pair of pants if it’s an older/heavier cat. Their springs tend to wear out as they age. *points to thigh scars… the product of cat-o-traction, not liposuction*

& Patito Gigante, yes, yes we are. Ents made of meat, actually; they don’t expect trees to walk to the kitchen and feed them.

That was priceless! My Marco the Magnificat used to jump on the back of anyone who bent over for any reason. It wasn’t so bad when he was small and we were fully clothed, but when you’d just gotten out of the shower and were bending over to pick up a towel, it was a bit of a drag. I looked like I’d fallen butt-first into the rose bushes.

If my dog were small and had the gripping action of a cat, he’d probably do this. He loves the smell of my conditioner or something, and will roll on the damp towels I’ve used to dry my hair. When he’s not trying to roll on my hair, that is.

By the way, the nice lady in the video gets dental hygiene bonus points for using mouthwash before brushing. For years, I was brushing first and then using mouthwash, but a dental hygienist told me that doing the steps in that order was less effective.

relieved to see no one here has nuffed…when i saw this on youtube awhile back, i laughed myself silly and then made the mistake of reading the numerous comments from those decrying that somehow the cat was being mistreated! Um..yeah the cat def jumped up there of his own volition, and appears perfectly content. Anyway, yay COers!

Absofreakinadorable! Tuxedo Kitty seemed to do extra sensual paw action when the electric toothbrush was used. Did her entire head become a vibro-massage towel?

Wonder what the backstory is? How did the cat on towel on head routine get started? Did the first jump result in a partially scratched face and salty language from kitty mom? Or was it a gradual thing, chillin’ on the… countertop… then shoulder… and finally head…?

@CoffeeCup – incidentally, that’s Dr. House’s theory on how cats know which terminal patient will pass away first – because they are the ones with warmest blankets.

I cringed when I saw the kitteh lose her footing momentarily. A friend of mine was sleeping one night, and being the inconsiderate human he is, he didn’t leave enough room between top of head and the headboard. So his cat, a giant tabby cat that looks like a small tiger (23 lbs), on her nightly patrol over the pillows, had to step over his face. Again, he being an inconsiderate human, has a nose made up soft cartilage and flesh, which did not provide a stable surface. So when she lost her footing, instinctively she planted that back foot down with claws extended Wolverine style. He showed up at work next morning with a big gash across the nose.

ok. Every time I watch this it makes me nuts, because she’s not doin’ it rite! That’s a Sonicare toothbrush, and it does not work like a regular toothbrush, i.e., by moving the brush up and down and/or back and forth. The vibrating brush head does all that work for you. YOU are just supposed to hold it still for like 2 seconds or so on each tooth surface, outside then inside, top then bottom. (And don’t forget ur gums! I should be getting a royalty for this… But it does clean ur teeth better than any other brush!) GAH! I finally got that out!!!

@NTMTOM – I don’t know if that’s mouthwash or a pre-brush rinse.

And, finally, don’t forgit the floss, then the Waterpik!! Waterpiks work so well that some surgeons use them in emergency rooms to clean cuts in accident victims.

And, finally finally, did you know keeping your teeth and gums super clean significantly cuts down on all kinds of diseases, not least of which is heart disease? That bacteria on our teeth can cause some nasty s*** to happen to our bodies. Scientists even believe it can negatively impact the progression of diabetes.

Can you tell teefs is my personal specialty? I’ve put many a pony in many a dentist’s backyard with the bucks I’ve paid sitting in that chair ‘lo these many years…

One possibility: this is a routine happening, maybe she staged this for the purpose of videoing it? Because a video that showed her entire dental routine might be a bit long to sit through? Just a suggestion. P.S. Stinking cute!

I love that cat people (myself included, of course) and CO people totally GET this, knowing that all of us love our animals and their crazy antics unconditionally. I also love seeing the cat so happy. The woman is funny too. Very understated, just letting the cat say it all for her. 🙂

I agree with Noelegy, kitteh’s human didn’t want to bore us with proper dental routine but keep the video short and interesting. What a great cat! Reminds me of one very, very special tuxedo cat I used to know and love.

The human resignation, the feline certainty of the moment and the interaction between the two- just too wonderful! The cat does his thing, she does hers-and you know she treasures every second, “especsh” now that she has video proof!
They are both so very proud of themselves! Just beeeuutiful! Thank you!

I would have believed you, dear lady! My cat (also black) loved to jump up on me. I’ll be leaning over putting wood into the fireplace and then all of a sudden, there’s a cat on my back. Or I’ll be putting my bathrobe on in the morning, and then he jumps into my arms. He also love the shoulder leap. He once tried the head leap, but I had to draw the line at that one (scalp pierced in several places from his nails as he tried to hold on to the orb). But we sure do lurvs our kittehs, don’t we? *happy sigh*

I just loved the girl, the way she says in thebeginning “Nobody believes me so i had to record it!”…someone had to expose the lengths ours cats go to to the extremes of crazyness in day to day life! Good for you!

BTW, Salinger (RIP) used to do a similar routine; but NOT starting from me being in the fully vertical posishe.

I slept on a futon & he would climb up onto my shoulders behind my head & stayed there while I got up & he would stay up there and hang out for 5 minnits or so & stay there while I started my day (kitchen, pouring cereal & milk, etc) & he would just stay there. So I can relate VISCERALLY (vocab word for the day) to our human star here trying to gargle her mouthwash with the cat shoulder-surfing & staying up there.

LOL I love this video and had a beautiful Cow kitty named Tuffy who would jump up to be on my shoulders…he always sat on the right with head and shoulders drapped over the left. and would snuzzle me.. I loved it most of the time though it would make my shoulders hurt thank goodness he only weighed around 10 lbs.. and we never had the issue of him gettting on my head … Thank goodness… his favorite way to get on my shoulders was to wait for me to be gardening out side and jump up as i bent down or leaned over to plant or weed.
I miss him he was awesome!

I had a black kitteh that used to jump on my back while I blow dried my hair. I completely know where she is coming from. Also, I agree with the others when they said they think she just did the short version of her routine so as to record it for proof. Two minutes on the toothbrush may have gotten boring for her audience. What a great vid!

I also have a kitty who is half-monkey, though this tuxedo cat definitely takes the cake!

My girl tabby often hops up on my shoulder when I’m at the bathroom sink or when I pick her up. She likes to perch on my shoulders and walk around the house with me, checking out her territory from a higher vantage point. I tolerate the scratches more than my boyfriend does, but she LOVES his shoulders because he’s a lot taller (“Ooh, I can see even better from this tree!”)

She also likes to hop onto our backs and just sit there, or even lie down and get comfortable. “Um, Penny, it would be nice if I could stand up again sometime in the next hour….” She takes any opportunity when we’re bent over, cleaning the litter box or picking something up off the floor. Luckily she only weighs 7 pounds.

As a morning routine bonus, both cats are also obsessed with just-shampooed hair. After I get out of the shower, they like to chew on my hair and “comb” it vigorously with their claws (they see my hair dangling when I put my head down to wrap the towel around it). Between this and the shoulder-hopping, it keeps mornings exciting.

I am definitely not showing that video to my little Mimi cat, I don’t want her to get any ideas. She is content to just jump on my shoulders at every opportunity and then ride around the house while I am trying to do things like cook dinner or fold clothes.

That’s the best! Can I say that I am just a little jealous? I love my cat dearly, but he does nothing quite as awesome as this. (Although he does rest his head on my shoulder like a sleepy little kid, that’s pretty sweet.)

What a great video and funny cat! I thought I had it bad when my cat positions himself on the arm of the couch when I’m sitting there and manages to stick his butt in my face a few times as he turns around and around trying to find the right comfy posish.

Hee, so cute. I’m glad my guys don’t do this though, I’d be scratches all over. I’m sure she actually brushes/mouthwashes (is that a word?) for longer when she doesn’t have a video camera on her. I love how she keeps turning her head so everyone can see the whole cat.

My cat is a tuxedo cat like this one and she is constantly jumping onto or “asking” to jump onto my shoulders. She then drapes herself so that I’m wearing her like a cat shawl with legs dangling. I got her at the Humane Society and both her and her sister kept jumping onto my shoulders when I went into their cage. I have many scratches on my back, but she’s just so cute so I put up with it.

nuffer alert!!!
I think that there should be a postive side to the usage of the words ’nuff an nuffer’ ) sooo here’s my postive use of it for today.🙂
——-not e’nuff info.
whats the cats name?
I wanna see more vidos of the kitty
and I want give the cat a big ole smooch .
If I’m the only one home I’ll leave the bathroom door open.
When I have to close the door within seconds I hear meows an the sounds of scatching on the door frame. I’m the only one they do this too.
Sigh. just like having toddlers in the house. MOM !!!

You know, I have one of those Sonic toothbrushes. If you put your hand on top of your head while you’re brushing, you can indeed feel your skull vibrate. What a smart kitty to figure this out! It’s like one of those massage chairs for heem!

I love towards the end how the cat just dangles there. So relaxed and just hanging out. My friend has a cat that will leap into your arms as you walk by, then climb up onto your shoulders or head, but its nothing like this one. Too cute.

I love how this lady goes through her routine basically not even really noticing she has her cat on her head. Then the cat totally stretches itself out on her, totally relaxed. What makes me laugh though is that when the lady turns her head, bends down to spit out her mouthwash and all that, the cat hangs on.